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In addition to its hospital services,
Piedmont Athens Regional provides
outpatient care services at its Oconee
Health Campus in Watkinsville, Ga. and its
Royston Health Campus in Royston, Ga.
For more information about Piedmont
Athens Regional Medical Center, visit
piedmont.org/Athens.

HEALTHCARE Piedmont Athens Regional

Accolades & Achievements
• Awarded an ‘A’ Hospital Safety
Scorecard, The Leapfrog Group, 2018-19
• Ranked #154 in the United States on
World’s Best Hospitals List, Newsweek, 2019
• Named Best Hospital, Best of the Best, Athens
Banner-Herald, 2019
• Honor Roll of the Best Hospitals by State, U.S. News
& World Report, 2018-19
• Named a Top Teaching Hospital, The Leapfrog Group,
2018 – the only hospital in Georgia and one of 53
nationally to earn this designation

ST. MARY’S HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM
From heart attack and stroke care
to family birthing services and lifelong
wellness programs, St. Mary’s Health Care
System provides quality care centered
on its mission to be a compassionate
and transforming healing presence in the
communities it serves.
St. Mary’s was Athens’ first hospital.
Founded in 1906, it has been a Catholic
healthcare system since 1938 and today is
part of Trinity Health, one of the nation’s
largest Catholic healthcare ministries. St.
Mary’s has grown to include:
• 196-bed St. Mary’s Hospital on Baxter
support center (Loran Smith Center has a dedicated Orthopedic Sports Street in Athens
for Cancer Support), a tumor registry Medicine team caring for the many • 56-bed St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital
and research, and the only nationally- athletes in the area. in Lavonia
accredited breast health center in Piedmont Athens Regional also offers • 25-bed St. Mary’s Good Samaritan
Northeast Georgia. Hospital in Greensboro
24-hour emergency services plus all major
Piedmont Athens Regional’s extensive medical, surgical, and diagnostic care All three hospitals offer emergency
neurology services are devoted to with an extensive network of respected care, surgical services, inpatient care,
bringing the best possible treatment physicians, surgeons, and specialists, advanced diagnostics, and outpatient
options for cranial and spinal conditions including services through the Piedmont services. In addition, St. Mary’s in Athens
and include the dedicated Piedmont Heart Institute of Athens, which offers offers an expansive range of cardiac
services, including balloon angioplasty
Physicians Neurosurgery practice. advanced heart expertise and care, and stent implantation, pacemakers and
As the Official Healthcare Provider focusing on education and prevention other cardiac devices, electrophysiology,
for the University of Georgia Athletic with state-of-the-art surgical care for critical care, family birth center, and
Association, Piedmont Athens Regional those in need. inpatient rehabilitative care.

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